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Get beautiful Bose sound from a simple, elegant system

Enjoy engaging home theater sound with all your movies, TV shows, and video games from a system that's easy to set up and use. The Lifestyle® T20 system lets you connect up to six high-def video sources to the system's media console, and enjoy simple control of everything using one remote. Five Direct/Reflecting® speaker arrays and an Acoustimass® module add wraparound sound to your video without adding clutter to your room.

Easy setup and operation

Bose Unify™ technology makes it easy to connect and control all of your home theater components, including a Blu-ray player, cable box, and game console. Clear on-screen menus provide all the information you need to easily switch from one video source to another. Plus, you can control everything using the system's backlit, universal remote. You won't even have to input any codes — just point each of your existing remotes at the console and follow the onscreen instructions.

Sound that's perfectly adjusted for your room

The ADAPTiQ® auto calibration system simplifies setup by automatically tailoring the sound to the size and shape of your room. Just put on the supplied headset with built-in mics, sit in five of your family's favorite spots, and the system configures its own speaker distance and delay settings. You can be sure that everyone in your room hears the best sound possible.

Four swiveling, dual-cube speakers plus a center channel speaker deliver exhilarating sound, and blend elegantly with your décor. They feature Bose's patented Direct/Reflecting® speaker technology, which sends a mixture of direct and reflected sound to your ears for convincing wraparound effects. A separate, powered Acoustimass® module adds thrilling bottom-end rumble to your movie soundtracks, and can be tucked away in a corner or under an end table.

Transform your TV experience

Enjoy rich, robust sound that puts you right in the middle of your favorite movies, TV shows, and video games. Powered home theater systems come with speakers and a subwoofer plus the amplification to drive them. Many of these systems feature low-profile consoles and ultra-compact speakers for minimal visual clutter. Some include a built-in Blu-ray/DVD player for enjoying movie and concert discs.

Product Research

Overview: The Bose Lifestyle T20 is a 5.1-channel home theater system
consisting of an AV Control Console, Acoustimass Module, 4 Direct/Reflecting
Cube Speakers, and a Horizontal Center-Channel Speaker. The Lifestyle T20 also
includes the ADAPTiQ audio calibration system to optimize system performance for
your room. In addition, there is an RF remote control included for convenient
wireless operation of the entire system and your connected components.

Video Section

6 HD Video Connections: The Bose Lifestyle T20 features six
high-definition connection so you can enjoy up to six HD video sources-such as your Blu-ray
Disc player, cable box, satellite receiver, and gaming system.

Note: The unit is also equipped with two rear-panel composite
video inputs and a front-panel composite video input (the composite video
input will support 480i only). The two rear-panel composite video inputs
share the audio inputs of the unit's component video inputs.

HDMI Monitor Output: The Bose T20 features an HDMI (ver.1.3) monitor
out to connect your TV. All video inputs (composite, component, HDMI) are output
via HDMI to your television. The HDMI output can be set to 480i/p, 720p, 1080i,
or 1080p to match the capability of your television.

Note: The AV Control Console does not feature a composite,
S-video, or component video monitor output.

Image View Format: The Bose Lifestyle T20 features various image view
formats to match your connected television and source content. You can select
from the following.

Normal: Leaves original video image unchanged.

Auto-Wide: Fills width of the screen without cropping any
content.

Stretch 1: Stretches video image evenly from the center.

Stretch 2: Stretches the edges of the video image much more than
the center portion of the image.

Zoom: Enlarges the video image.

Gray Bars: Places vertical gray bars on the left and right of a
standard definition video image.

Fit: Fits the video image to your screen.

Game Mode: This mode produce improved video performance for game
systems.

Source Over-scan: This features applies a video over-scan to the
current video source.

Audio/Video Sync: This function adjusts the audio delay to synchronize
audio with the video. This can be adjust between -2 to +5.

Audio Section

ADAPTiQ Audio Calibration System: Your room is unique, with size,
shape, textures and other elements affecting the sound you hear.
ADAPTiQ audio calibration system provides greater freedom of speaker
placement in your room. It customizes the system's sound to fit your room,
for a consistent, high-quality performance. It analyzes the way your room's
dimensions and other variables affect sound, then automatically adjusts the
sound of your Lifestyle surround sound system to the acoustics of your room.

Headset: The special headset supplied with the ADAPTiQ
system has no speakers, but special microphones designed to be worn above the
ears. It enables you to take acoustic measurements in your room during the
custom equalization process. The headset has an adjustable headband and a 28'
cord terminating in a pair of stereo male RCA plugs. These plug into the
system's front-panel left and right RCA inputs.

Bose Link Input: You can use the Bose Lifestyle T20 to listen to
content from a Bose link-compatible system, such as another Lifestyle system.
Connect that system to the Bose Link input connector on the rear-panel of the
control console.

Headphone Output: The Lifestyle T20's Control Console features a
front-panel 3.5mm headphone output for connecting a set of headphones (sold
separately). The system's speakers are muted when a set of headphones are
connected. The headphone volume level is controlled by the system's main volume.

5.1-Channel Speaker System

Direct/Reflecting Cube Speakers: This Lifestyle T20
home theater system uses 4 Direct/Reflecting Cube speakers to fill your room with
compelling surround sound. These cube speaker arrays can be swiveled, allowing
you to reflect sound off the walls as well as project it directly into the room.
The result is full, spacious sound throughout the room; not just in one small
"sweet-spot". Direct/Reflecting speaker technology delivers lifelike spaciousness
from a natural balance of reflected and direct sound; similar to a live
performance. You'll hear movies, music and sports come to life in
convincing detail.

Acoustimass Module: The system's Direct/Reflecting Cube speakers work
in concert with a hideaway Acoustimass module to deliver a fuller range of
theater sound and effects. Exclusive technology in the
module helps provide the emotional intensity you feel at the theater or in a
concert hall. The system's Acoustimass module
delivers the clarity of pure sound reproduction down to the lowest frequencies,
even at the loudest levels. Because it eliminates audible distortion, you can
place the Acoustimass module almost anywhere, even behind furniture, and all the
sound will appear to come from the system's tiny cube speakers.

Speaker Mounting: Each speaker has a single 5mm threaded insert for
optional Bose or universal wall brackets (018UB20B,
sold separately) or stands (018UFS20B,
sold separately).

System Connections: The Control Console plugs into the Acoustimas
Module via the included proprietary system cable. The four satellite cube arrays
and the center-channel speakers then connect to the Acoustimass module via
supplied speaker cable. The satellite cube and center-channels speakers feature
spring-clip connectors to attach the speaker cable.

Convenience Features

Bose Unify Technology: Exclusive Bose Unify technology provides
easy-to-follow onscreen messages to guide you through the entire setup process.
The Unify intelligent integration system uses on-screen navigation to simplify system setup and everyday use. This
proprietary technology walks you through setup, showing the right inputs and
best connection options, and even verifies you've done it correctly. Each
connected product is automatically added to the source menu accessed on your TV
screen. Clear, on-screen menus provide all the information you need for your
connected sources.

USB Port: The Control Console features a front-panel USB type-A port
for viewing JPEG still-image files from a USB device, including a digital
camera. The USB port is also used for updating system software.

Note: A 2GB USB thumb-drive is provided for system updates.

Remote Control

Wireless Remote Control: The Bose Lifestyle T20 home theater system
includes an RF remote for wireless control of the entire system. The remote
works on radio frequency (2.4 GHz) to operate through walls and floors. This advanced
radio frequency remote works throughout your entire room (up to 33'). You do not need to aim
it at the system's control console.

Remote Programming: The system's Unify technology simplifies
programming the Bose remote to control the Lifestyle system and your components
attached to it. During setup, the Unify system references an internal database
to identify each connected component, and automatically teaches the Bose remote
to control it.

IR Emitter Cable: The remote control also offers IR commands using the
included IR emitter cable to control connected IR devices.

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Awesome

Do not listen to the haters out there. Yes Bose costs more than others and if you wanted to you could build a system for less. I just wanted something that worked out of the box and works well. This system is sweet. All too many times I have tried to piece things together and end up spending more on different trial and error setups. Most will complain about the lack of bass. There is lots of bass with this system just not the thump pound you in the chest bass. I am ok with that. My living room is about 20x30 and is open to the rear (kitchen) with 10 foot ceilings. These 5 little cubes FILL the room with sound. Amazing how much sound they put out and its clean and clear sound. 3 HDMI inputs on the back and 1 on front. There is also 2 more inputs on the back that use rca or component and can use l/r audio or optical audio.

Pros:Easy, nothing else to buy, works well and makes LOTS of sound! Small foot print

Cons:Not thumping bass but enough for the average user. Costs a bit much but worth it. wish it had more hdmi inputs.

T20

This system sounds great. It was easy to set up, the on screen directions are easy to follow. The remote setup worked for all of my components. The speaker calibration is easy to perform. Why listen to a 5.1 surround with headphones? Plug it into the DVD or TV. The only negative for me was the length of the speaker wires to the surround speakers. I coiled the excess to sit at the base. CR support said that it should not inhibit the sound performance. Did not trim the length yet in case it would void the warranty. It comes in the original Bose box with the components in separate boxes inside. So, that is double boxed.

Very nice, but has flaws

The Lifestyle T20 is a very nice 5.1 surround setup. It comes in one big box, shipped from Crutchfield in its original factory box and not double-boxed - ugh, and inside are separate numbered boxes. It's really not rocket science to setup and the average tech junkie can easily perform this task by following the directions that guide you box-by-box in the setup.

The sound is very very good and this unit was a top-rated system on CR's web site.

Now the bad (many people only rant and rave about how great something is, but I want to let you know the warts in this $2,000 system):

The headphone jack and main TV volume are on the same circuit! Picture this, you are watching a show at midnight with the volume set to 45 for a pleasant listening level. You are done watching your TV show and then unplug the headphones from the jack -- WHAM! You now have level 45 sound coming from all speakers! A major oversight in my opinion.

The Bose unit insists on upscaling everything you attach to it to your TV's max resolution (1080p in my case). OK, great, but imagine how old-school VHS tapes look at 1080p, or even standard DVDs. The Bose can set the resolution lower, but it is system-wide. I would much rather have individual settings for each device -- that way I could have the DVD and VCR set to 480i and my satellite dish set to 1080p. I know this may be a rare setup, but nevertheless it's my setup.

No direct support for satellite radio, but you can get it to work.

Pros:Easy setup with numbered boxes for each step of the install.
Included "headphones" to setup the surround sound from five prime viewing spots that you determine (couch, floor, chair, etc.)
Recognizes most equipment that I attached and sets up the Bose remote to control your devices fairly accurately.

Bose Lifestyle T20

I guess I am the first person to review the above mentioned product. Firstly, the sales transaction with Crutchfield was flawless. Bose states that the T20 has a simple set up process. Don't be fooled. This is a complex system. I had it installed by a Crutchfield subcontractor and they had difficulity. They even had to call Bose for technical assistance! After finally getting set up, I used various sources of audio (surround sound, dolby, etc), to test the system. The sound is terrific. Audio is rich, with good intergration of sound from all speakers. My room is 19x19, with a very open floor plan, and this system manages the space well. You can set your preferences for bass, treble, and etc from the on screen options list. This helps to customize the sound to how you like to hear music, verbal conversation, and the bangs and booms of an action dvd. The only question I have, is this system worth the money. This is my my first HTIB, so I have nothing to compare it to. Forgetting about the cost, its an excellent home theather system. I hope this information is helpful to you.